Face Retouch

Retouching is a craft of restraint, and most one-tap beauty filters get it wrong by sanding a face into plastic. Face Retouch works the way an experienced retoucher does. Temporary blemishes — a breakout, a razor nick, a stress mark — are removed; permanent features such as moles, freckles and scars that belong to you are kept. Skin is smoothed while pores and fine texture remain visible. Under-eye shadows are softened rather than erased, eyes are gently brightened with their catchlights intact, redness is evened out and stray hairs are tidied.

The tool also corrects the photo around the face: exposure and contrast are balanced so the light looks flattering instead of flat, and the overall color is settled. Because nothing about the geometry of your face changes — no slimming, no reshaping, no enlarged eyes — the result reads as you on a good day rather than a different person. It runs on selfies, headshots, group photos and old family pictures, and it keeps the aspect ratio of whatever you upload.

A Standard run costs 4 credits and finishes in seconds; Pro and Max quality preserve finer skin texture, which is worth it for a headshot that will be viewed large. Face Retouch is the natural second step after any shoot in the Studio — it sits in the Continue row under every result — and the compare toggle lets you check the original and the retouched photo side by side before you download. For a heavier hand on the whole photo rather than the face, Photo Retouch is the companion tool.